You can download the data files containing all of the data that I collected for my research. These files contain the criteria listed in the person specifications of the job adverts.
The data files are available in one of two formats:
- .txt (contains only the criteria; suitable for concordance software)
- .csv (contains the criteria and all of the other data I collected; suitable for spreadsheets and statistics software)
I am not making the raw data publicly available.
.txt Files
Download ‘essential’ criteria
Download ‘desirable’ criteria
Download ‘both’ criteria
To the extent possible under law, Rowan Hotham-Gough has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to .txt Files containing ‘essential’ criteria, ‘desirable’ criteria, or ‘both’ criteria.
Files are encoded using UTF-8.
The files are collected into 3 folders:
- The ‘essential’ folder contains all of the essential criteria listed in the job adverts;
- The ‘desirable’ folder contains all of the desirable criteria listed in the job adverts;
- The ‘both’ folder contains both the essential and the desirable criteria listed in the job adverts.
Each file contains the criteria listed in 1 job advert.
Every file is named using the same system. The first 3 characters of the file name are the UCAS code for the institution that advertised the job advert. The last 3 characters of the file name are the job number for the advert. For example, M40015.txt is the 15th job advert (015) at The Manchester Metropolitan University (M40).
The criteria listed in each file are separated from each other using the middle dot symbol [·]. This symbol is placed before each criterion. The middle dot is Unicode character U+00B7.
Some criteria contain a nested list. This list always begins with introductory text. This introductory text is directly preceded by the middle dot symbol [·]. All of the list items are placed together after the introductory text. The list items are separated from each other using the bullet symbol [•]. This symbol is placed before each list item. The bullet is Unicode character U+2022.
Example .txt file
These are the criteria listed in text file B06010.txt.
Green text is the introductory text to a nested list. Blue text are list items in the nested list.
Orange text is a criterion.
A nested list is also a criterion. 1 green line of text and all of the blue text that directly follows it are a criterion.
Hover over or tap on a line of text to find out more:
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· First class or good second class degree;
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· PhD in health economics, statistics or operational research (or related subject with a strong health economics component).
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· Excellent IT knowledge/skills, including Word, Excel, Reference Manager, Powerpoint, statistical package e.g. Stata.
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· A minimum of 2 years' relevant health economics research experience (or equivalent);
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· Ability to produce/experience in economic evaluations;
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· Ability to produce/experience of economic modelling;
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· Experience of trial-based economic evaluation(s);
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· A proven track record in delivering research projects to deadline and quality;
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· Publications in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences;
Criterion This is a criterion. It begins with a middle dot.· A track record of attracting research funding through bids or reputation.
Introductory text This is introductory text to a nested list. It begins with a middle dot. The next line begins with a bullet.· Planning & Organising
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Project management skills.
Introductory text This is introductory text to a nested list. It begins with a middle dot. The next line begins with a bullet.· Analysis & Problem Solving
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Familiarity with statistical analysis as used in health economic evaluation and of relevant software packages;
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Attention to detail.
Introductory text This is introductory text to a nested list. It begins with a middle dot. The next line begins with a bullet.· Communication Skills
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Ability to work with people from a wide variety of academic disciplines and other backgrounds;
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Good communication and interpersonal skills;
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Demonstrate an understanding of the bilingual nature of the institution and the area.
Introductory text This is introductory text to a nested list. It begins with a middle dot. The next line begins with a bullet.· Leadership/Management Skills
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Plan and deliver research projects to deadline and quality standards;
List item This is a list item. It begins with a bullet. • Project manage research, and take responsibility for the economic component of the project.
.csv Files
Download the CSV files
To the extent possible under law, Rowan Hotham-Gough has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to .csv Files.
Files are encoded using UTF-8.
The data is collected into 3 comma-separated values (CSV) files:
- The ‘institutions.csv’ file contains data about each institution;
- The ‘jobadverts.csv’ file contains data about each job advert listed at each institution;
- The ‘criteria.csv’ file contains data about each criterion listed in each job advert.
These files are delimited by:
- Commas for fields;
- Newlines for records.
Column headings are placed on the first line of each file.
What each column heading means
institutions.csv
| Column Heading |
Description |
| UCAS code |
Code assigned to the institution by UCAS (corresponds to ‘UCAS code’ in jobadverts.csv and criteria.csv) |
| name |
Name of the institution |
| job adverts |
Number of relevant job adverts listed by the institution |
| job adverts could be accessed |
Whether the job adverts could be accessed without registering for a service |
N.B. These details were correct at the time I downloaded the job adverts.
jobadverts.csv
| Column Heading |
Description |
| UCAS code |
Code assigned to the institution by UCAS (corresponds to ‘UCAS code’ in institutions.csv and criteria.csv) |
| job key |
Unique reference assigned to each job advert. The first 3 characters are the UCAS code, the last 3 characters are the job number (corresponds to ‘job key’ in criteria.csv) |
| job number |
The number of the job advert at that institution (in the order I downloaded them; corresponds to ‘job number’ in criteria.csv) |
| reference |
The reference assigned to the job advert by the institution |
| title |
The title of the job advertised |
| other titles used |
Whether the job advert gave other titles for the job (in addition to the one listed under ‘title’) |
| person specification present |
Whether the job advert contained a section that functioned as a person specification |
| file location |
The filename of the file containing the person specification (if present; otherwise listed as ‘none’) |
| assessment type specified |
Whether the person specification specified the type of assessment(s) that would be used to assess whether applicants met criteria |
| desirable criteria present |
Whether the person specification included ‘desirable’ criteria |
| desirable label |
The label used in the person specification to indicate which criteria were ‘desirable’ (listed as ‘N/A’ if there were no desirable criteria listed) |
| headings present |
Whether the person specification contained sub-headings for different types of criteria |
| problematic issues present |
Whether there were any issues with the job advert that were particularly problematic (I excluded the person specifications of these job adverts) |
| downloaded file has no content (0KB file size) |
Whether a downloaded file was empty (and therefore had a file size of 0KB) |
| multiple posts available for this role |
Whether there were multiple posts available for the advertised role |
| person specification has an irregular format or irregular labels |
Whether the format of the person specification was irregular, or whether the person specification used irregular labels (‘yes’ if either of these were true; otherwise ‘no’) |
| multiple person specifications (separate or combined into 1) for this role |
Whether the job advert contained more than 1 person specification |
| person specification only available in Welsh |
Whether the person specification was only advertised in the Welsh language |
| this role is: voluntary; honorary; a studentship; only available to internal staff; or for an external organisation |
Whether the advertised role was voluntary, honorary, internal, for a studentship, or for a non-university job |
| file not downloaded because it was too large |
Whether a file could not be downloaded because it was too large |
| person specification headings are hidden in the file |
Whether the headings used in the person specification were present but not visible |
| this role is a duplicate of another role |
Whether the role advertised in the job advert was a duplicate of a role advertised in another job advert |
| 1 of multiple roles that were advertised together |
Whether there was more than 1 job advertised in the job advert (i.e. there were multiple separate jobs advertised together) |
| 1 of multiple associated roles that the applicant must select between |
Whether there were multiple roles advertised in the job advert, and applicants had to choose 1 of the optional roles |
criteria.csv
| Column Heading |
Description |
| UCAS code |
Code assigned to the institution by UCAS (corresponds to ‘UCAS code’ in institutions.csv and jobadverts.csv) |
| job key |
Unique reference assigned to each job advert. The first 3 characters are the UCAS code, the last 3 characters are the job number (corresponds to ‘job key’ in jobadverts.csv) |
| job number |
The number of the job advert at that institution (in the order I downloaded them; corresponds to ‘job number’ in jobadverts.csv) |
| criterion number |
The number of the criterion in that job (in order of appearance; except ‘essential’ criteria are listed first, ‘desirable’ second) |
| essential/desirable |
Whether the criterion is listed as ‘essential’ or ‘desirable’ |
| text |
The text of the criterion (with any corrections applied) |
| corrected from |
The original uncorrected text of the criterion (if corrected; otherwise listed as ‘N/A’; for nested lists, uncorrected text or ‘N/A’ appears for the introductory text and for each list item) |
| conjunctions |
The number of conjunctions in the criterion that were highlighted or set apart in the person specification (these conjunctions are capitalised in the text field) |
| list items |
The number of list items in the criterion that were part of a nested list in the person specification (these list items are preceded by a bullet character ([•] Unicode U+2022) in the text field) |
| heading |
The sub-heading under which this criterion was listed in the person specification (if present; otherwise listed as ‘none’) |
| note |
The note associated with the sub-heading in the heading field (if present; otherwise listed as ‘none’) |
Raw Data Files
Send me an email if you are a researcher and you want access to the raw data files. Please send the email from your work email address.
